1927
Born to Irving and Sarah Rose in Olean, NY.
1945
Serves in the U.S. Navy.
1950
Earns a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Buffalo.
1951
Achieves a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Buffalo; Is a teaching associate at the Northwestern University Law School.
1952
Is an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board until 1953 and assistant special counsel for the Chicago City Council Emergency Crime Committee.
1953
Works in private practice in Buffalo, NY until 1956.
1954
Is a part-time lecturer at the University of Buffalo Law School until 1956.
1956
Is a Sterling Fellow at Yale University until 1957.
1957
Teaches as an associate professor of law at the University of Toledo until 1958.
1958
Teaches as an associate professor of law at Rutgers University until 1962.
1959
Receives a research grant from the Ford Foundation.
1962
Is deputy associate solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor until 1974 and an associate at Pro.
1971
Is an academy visitor to the London School of Economics until 1972.
1974
Serves as general counsel for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation until 1984.
1985
Is a partner and of counsel at Epstein Becker & Green until 1995.
1995
Is chairman of the American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits until 1996.
1995
Works in independent law practice in Washington, D.C. until 2000.
2000
Serves of counsel for Ice Miller until 2004.
2004
Serves of counsel for Connor & Winters until 2017.
2021
Maintains membership with the American Bar Association and D.C. Bar Association.